People's private reactions to me regarding this thread have generally been of the "have you really been getting pop up adverts?" variety. In fact, I believe there's only been one other user that's mentioned getting them too.

me ill back you up, i get them every now and then. Not at the moment though i must say.

When theres something strange, in the neighbourhood. Who you gonna call? Those bastards!

I've had them before, too. Seems like that "find your lost classmates" one mostly. And there has been one, for a watch I think, that starts at the bottom of the screen and climbs its way up slowly. That's how I can gauge how many beverages I've had, by my reaction time in clicking it shut.

I wanted to change the world; now I can't be bothered to change my socks.

I just got one of those ads... can't remember what it was for, but it's the first time. And here's a clue... I'm on a IBM PC platform presently. Usually, I use a Mac... and haven't had any pop-ups on it.

I dunno...

"I would never join any group that would have me as a member." - Groucho Marx